NBC's "Today" show will film segments at the Badgers game at Camp Randall Saturday and travel correspondent Peter Greenberg will do a piece at the "Rock Star Bus" -- look for the big black coach adorned with balloons -- in the Davis Duehr Dean Parking Lot, 1025 Regent St. He will also interview Gov. Jim Doyle.
Serving perhaps the most delectable tailgate food ever aboard the bus will be local restaurateur Joe Bartolotta and his wife Jennifer.
Even if you don't have tickets for the game against Michigan, you can watch it on the big screen in the parking lot. It all kicks off at 8 a.m. although the game doesn't get underway until three hours later.
No word yet on when the segments will air on "Today." When we know, you'll know.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
